Chapter 26: Growing Fused Wheat
“The attic was destroyed by that downpour a few days ago, and your father and I worked very hard to fix it. Now another big hole appeared in your bedroom! Watson, our house is not as strong as you think. The next time you want to experiment, please look for someplace where no one is around.”
In the hall downstairs, Catherine poured a cup of tea for Watson and said with some bitterness.
“Mother is right. I’ll definitely pay attention next time.”
Watson replied tactfully and picked up the teacup to take a sip. His expression was very awkward.
He had not expected the ancient heroic spirit to be so strong. Moreover, after coming out, it launched an attack without saying a word, leaving him no time to react at all.
One swing of the heroic spirit’s sword was comparable to that of a Gold-tier warrior. However, it only had the power of one sword after charging for an hour, thus making it a little troublesome. Watson’s Phoenix Wings attack was comparable to that of a top-tier Bronze-tier warrior, and if it was an attack by a Silver-tier warrior, it would probably only take a few minutes for the sword to be fully charged.
Watson made up his mind to deposit the armor with Golden Flash. Golden Flash was a Gold-tier magical beast. If he were to hit the armor twice, the speed of charging would definitely be faster.
“Did you really create this, Watson? The quality and hardness of this armor makes it impossible to be forged without going through millions of strikes. Although I don’t know what method you used, other blacksmiths would definitely cry and lose their jobs if they were to find out about this.”
Zeke tapped Watson’s black armor with his finger and had a face full of amazement.
He knew that Watson had a master, and the kind of magic that could produce defensive equipment without forging must have been learned from that master.
Aside from Zeke, his older brother Vincent also stood to one side. He looked at Watson’s armor, then looked at the Thornvest on his body, and shook his head.
“This armor is Gold-tier at least.”
Comparing goods and people was a futile exercise.
Previously, Vincent was in high spirits for many days after obtaining the Bronze-tier defensive equipment, and even his father coveted it. At that point, the Bronze-tier defensive equipment looked just like trash.
Scarlet also used her small hands to touch Watson’s body. Her eyes turned red, and she pursed her mouth, “Watson, you promised to forge a longbow for me. Why didn’t you keep your word? Now that Big Brother has bronze equipment while Zeke and Zenoah also ate Seven Treasures Glazed Ginseng before coming back, I’m the only one who doesn’t have anything.”
She had stayed at home with Vincent the past few days and was nearly driven mad with greed when she saw his Bronze-tier equipment. She thought that Watson would be able to fuse a longbow for her after Watson returned from the manor, allowing her to show off her might as well.
Watson immediately ran to his bedroom after returning home, and Scarlet suspected that Watson had forgotten about their agreement. She had been sitting downstairs absentmindedly, listening to Zeke’s account of the past few days. When she heard that her two older brothers had been captured and tortured, Scarlet’s heart tensed up, but after finding out that Watson had single-handedly destroyed Miles and rescued them, Scarlet once again heaved a sigh of relief.
After that, Scarlet was informed that Zeke and Zenoah’s injuries had recovered so quickly thanks to the Seven Treasures Glazed Ginseng that Watson had found in Miles Manor. Her thoughts then came alive once again.
Her eldest brother had received benefits, and so did her Zeke and Zenoah. Her turn ought to have come.
In the end, Watson had only fused one piece of armor for himself.
“Watson, you big liar. I don’t want to talk to you anymore.”
Scarlet’s small fists knocked randomly on Watson’s chest, making him feel somewhat helpless. It wasn’t that he had forgotten his agreement with his seventh sibling. The fact was that he needed a longbow as a consumable item if he wanted to fuse a longbow. Miles Manor only had armor and swords, so he could not do anything about it.
“I don’t have any suitable materials right now, Scarlet. But I managed to get a few hundred gold coins, so don’t worry. In two days, I’ll definitely forge a suitable weapon for you.”
In a comforting gesture, Watson patted his sister’s soft forehead. Only then did Scarlet break into a smile from her tears and said, “It’s a deal.” She did not even bother with Watson’s less-than-polite act.
“You guys are really insensible. Watson has just returned. He must be very tired! You only know how to ask him for things. Don’t you know to let him rest?”
Edward sat across them. His eyes were filled with fatherly love as he looked at Watson. As his words fell, the brothers and sisters around Watson felt a little ashamed.
These days, not only had Watson displayed his great talent, but he had also grasped the magical ability to fuse weapons and defensive equipment. They had almost forgotten that Watson was only a ten-year-old child.
“Watson, you just fought with someone yesterday, and it’s our fault for not being considerate enough! We’ll talk about these things later. You should go to sleep first,” Zeke said in unison with Zenoah.
Scarlet also pulled Watson’s arm weakly, with her gaze lingering on Watson’s armor. “Are you tired, Watson? Do you want me to give you a massage later?”
“It’s okay, I’m not tired.”
Watson waved his hand. Although his body was that of a ten-year-old child, there was still no way the average adult could be on par with him since he had eaten so many Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken eggs.
“Even if you’re not tired, you still have to rest. Now is the time for you to grow up. Do you know how worried your mother and I will be if you fall sick from exhaustion?” Edward stood up and walked to Watson’s side.
The surrounding people nodded to themselves. They all felt that Edward was really concerned about Watson, but at that moment, Edward continued, “Since you have to lie down and rest, you shouldn’t be wearing any clothes, especially since this armor has so many spikes. The bed cannot be damaged! I’ll bear the pain and help you lighten the burden. Lend me this armor for two years.”
Not two days, but two years?
Vincent and the others looked at each other. They were sure that they had heard correctly.
Edward stretched out his hand. Before his evil-intentioned grip could go near Watson, Catherine rolled her eyes and angrily pulled his ear. “You’re even going to snatch the child’s things. You lack morals.”
“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts. I was just joking…” Edward screamed while being taken away.
Seeing that his father was still as unreliable as before, everyone present—including Watson—rolled their eyes.
..
On the Watson family’s farm.
The six farmers from Miles Manor were waving their sickles and cutting off the weeds on the ground. They were all panting from exhaustion, but no one stopped to rest. Instead, they were discussed amongst each other with glowing faces.
“The weeds in this farm are really tall. They’re almost as tall as a person. Lord Watson’s land is indeed different from the others,” A farmer wiped his sweat.
“Of course. Just look at Lord Watson! The weeds aside, this land had black soil and is different from the surrounding areas. I’ve been farming for so long, but I’ve never seen such fertile soil before.” Another farmer reached out and grabbed some soil.
Unfortunately, the area was too small.
The farmland was only ten acres. If they had a few hundred acres of land like Miles Manor, they were confident that they could double the output of the crops they planted.
“Everyone, you’ve worked hard. have some water.”
Not far away, Watson came over with two water bottles and placed them in front of the farmers.
He had originally planned to fuse with the hundred longswords that he had obtained after fusing the Ancient Knight Armor, as it would certainly create a Gold-tier weapon. Unfortunately, fusing the Gold-tier armor alone had caused such a huge sensation, and his family might just collapse if he fused another Gold-tier longsword.
After some thought, Watson decided to come to the farmland and have a look first.
For the time being, he was not lacking in strength. What he lacked was gold coins. The reason he increased his strength was for the sake of earning money and services.
“Bring over the wheat seeds you have and show them to me.”
Seeing that the farmers thanked him, took a few sips from their water bottles, and were about to start sowing the wheat seeds along the area where the weeds had been cleared, Watson stretched his hand out. Before planting officially commenced, he had to do something to the wheat. If he only wanted to plant ordinary wheat, there was no need to waste such a small amount of land.
If he wanted to plant wheat, he would plant only the good ones.
Two people handed over a handful of wheat seeds to Watson. Watson took a look.
[Ordinary wheat seeds]
[Effect: the ability to resist disasters is weak. Each acre of land can produce 100 catties]
“A yield of 100 catties is too low. Fuse it for me, System.”
Following Watson’s words, the wheat seeds in his hand immediately turned into a stream of light and merged with each other, followed by an even more dazzling burst of color.
Chapter 27: The Eighth Child’s Burden
[Congratulations, Master! You have successfully fused 100 ordinary wheat seeds and obtained Bronze-tier Strong-Acting Wheat]
[Bronze-tier Strong-Acting Wheat seed]
[Effects: strong resistance to natural disasters, growth cycle period halved, able to produce 10,000 catties of wheat per acre of land. The resulting wheat can be used to improve the body and treat a certain degree of illness]
Watson’s lips curled into a smile when he looked at the wheat seed in his hand.
The fused wheat seed was the size of a thumb. It was sparkling and translucent, like jade.
“What is this? It looks very delicious.”
“Why did the handful of wheat seeds in Lord Watson’s hand suddenly disappear?”
A few farmers nearby were drinking water, but when they saw Watson performing the system fusion, water began spurting out of their mouths. Everyone came over and looked at it curiously, as it was the first time they had seen a jade-like seed.
“This is the powerful wheat that I used magic to fuse. Planting it will increase the output value by a lot.” Watson smiled and handed the two seeds in his hand to the nearest farmer. The farmer had given him two hundred seeds earlier, but the end result was only two.
“How many times can the output value increase? Can it be doubled?”
Someone asked, seemingly disapproving.
It was not that big of a deal even if the output value was doubled. A normal acre of land could produce 100 catties of wheat, and ten acres of land could at most produce 1000 catties of wheat. That was if one was lucky to be free of drought or flood disasters.
One catty of wheat could be sold for one copper coin, and 1000 catties of wheat was equivalent to 10 silver coins. In addition, the Holy Dragon Kingdom had a system. Anyone who owned a territory and planted it had to pay half of the grain as tax every year. In this way, ten acres of land could only earn five silver coins a year.
Of course, the kingdom had another policy, which was that those who did not farm did not have to pay taxes. This was to protect a down-and-out baron like Edward. After all, working hard for an entire year might bring in profits if they were lucky, but it would be a loss if they were unlucky. That was the reason Edward put the land aside.
Unlike Miles Manor which had three hundred acres of land, the six farmers could handle ten acres of land with ease. The reason they came together was because they saw Watson’s talent and wanted to curry favor with a future powerhouse.
However, despite Watson’s strength, he was still a child who approached problems too simply.
At the sight of those disapproving expressions on their faces, Watson smiled and raised a finger. “Not twice, but this number.”
Ten times?
The farmers looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other’s eyes. It was worth it if it was ten times the yield.
“It’s a hundred times.”
“What did you say, Lord Watson? A hundred times?”
The breathing of the six farmers became heavy, and their eyes were full of disbelief.
A hundred times. Miles Manor had three hundred acres of land, and a year’s wheat yield was only 30,000 catties. According to Watson’s words, if this place was filled with the fused powerful wheat, it could produce 100,000 catties a year.
The less land, the more yield. Was he for real?
If someone else had said this to them, they would have laughed in disdain and thought that they were crazy. However, the person who said that was Watson, a Silver-tier mage. How could he joke with them? Still, Watson was still young, and such a possibility was not impossible.
“You’ll soon find out whether it’s true.”
Watson didn’t say much. He was just thinking how surprised the farmers would be if news broke out that the wheat seed’s growth cycle was halved and that it could be planted one extra cycle compared to ordinary wheat.
…
It took half an hour to fuse all the wheat seeds brought by the farmers.
The farmers brought tens of thousands of seeds. After fusing, only hundreds of white jade-like seeds were buried in the ground. It was as if jewels had grown out of the ground, and the air was filled with the unique fragrance of plants.
The six farmers finally understood why they had brought six people over from the ten acres of land. If the field really was as Lord Watson claimed and could produce a hundred times more crops…the outcome would be completely unimaginable.
After arranging work for the farmers, Watson crossed his arms behind his head and returned the way he came.
“It’s a pity that these guys did not bring many seeds. After the fusion, there are only a few hundred, not even half of the ten acres! Tomorrow or the day after, I’ll get Zeke and Zenoah to make another trip to the surrounding farms and buy some seeds.”
The number of seeds after the fusion was too small. It still couldn’t reach the effect of 100,000 catties. At most, it would be 30,000 to 50,000 catties a year, which amounted to several gold coins.
That amount of money was nothing to Watson.
To him, planting Bronze-tier wheat was only the first step. After that, he would continue to fuse and improve the quality. Sooner or later, those crops would become Gold-tier wheat.
“In addition to buying wheat seeds, I also need to discuss with Big Brother and ask for his help to contact the nearby blacksmiths and get a batch of longbows. I can’t forget about my promise to forge weapons for Scarlet.”
Watson realized that he was really working hard. He was clearly the youngest child in the family, yet the burden fell on him alone. As long as his father was more reliable, he would not be like this.
He sighed and walked to the chicken farm.
He had been busy fusing his armor and had told some people to throw Golden Flash to the chicken farm. Watson did not pay much attention after that. He wondered if Golden Flash and the five Gold-tier fowl inside the chicken farm were fighting.
Whoosh!
Just as he arrived at the chicken farm, a piercing sound rang out, and a rock the size of a fist came at him.
Watson did not move and let the rock land on his body. The rock collided with a thump against the small black shirt he was wearing and shattered. The small shirt was the Ancient Knight Armor that he had just fused, but because it was too ostentatious for him to wear the armor outside, he decided to change its shape.
That was the advantage of Gold-tier armor. Not only was its defense strong, but it could also change at will. Previously, he damaged his clothes often when he used Phoenix Wings, but it seemed he did not have to worry about it anymore.
“What’s going on?”
After tidying up the clothes that were in a mess, Watson looked up and found that the chicken farm was bustling with activity. Five Pentacolor Fragrant Chickens, led by Emperor Cluck, pecked at Golden Flash. As their wings flapped, a strong wind blew, and stones flew everywhere as their claws moved.
Surrounded by the five hens, Golden Flash held its head with its two short and thick front claws and scurried away.
Watson touched his chin and felt that something was not right. Golden chimera had territorial awareness, so he was worried that Golden Flash and the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken would not get along, but according to his estimate, it should have been Golden Flash who was fighting the Pentacolor Fragrant Chickens. After all, a hundred Pentacolor Fragrant Chickens could not be compared to the Golden Chimera in terms of combat strength. Why was it the complete opposite?
Golden Flash seemed to have noticed him standing at the entrance of the chicken farm and rushed immediately to him before climbing up his shoulder. It pointed at the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken with its claws and pointed at itself. Its big black eyes were full of tears. He felt extremely wronged.
At this moment, the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken, led by Emperor Cluck, walked proudly to Watson.
Emperor Cluck shook its five-colored cockscomb, as if it despised golden flash for ‘complaining.’ It spread its wings, shook them, and two eggs fell out.
Using its wings to protect the eggs, Emperor Cluck raised its right claw and hooked it toward Golden Flash.
“Golden Flash, did you steal someone’s eggs?” Watson asked.
A whimpering sound came from its mouth. Golden Flash explained while hiding its furry head in its arms, shying away from Emperor Cluck’s gaze.
Watson felt both angry and amused. He understood that it was probably Golden Flash’s first time here. When it saw the eggs in the chicken farm, it could not help but want to eat them. In the end, it attracted the anger of the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken.
“All that ruckus was really worrying.”
Watson looked at the chicken farm that had become a mess because of the fight between a few Gold-tier magical beasts. He shook his head and decided to rebuild this place in the near future to separate the two different beasts. There still seemed to be many things that he, the eighth child, had to do.
Chapter 28: Warrior Training
It had been a week since Watson left Miles Manor.
“Raise your hand a little higher, Watson. If you want to become a warrior, learning combat aura is only one aspect. The most important thing is to remember the muscle exertion technique! Among the four major professions in this world, warriors may not be the strongest, but their bodies are definitely the toughest. Some powerful warriors can defeat their enemies without using combat aura.”
In front of the wooden house, Watson held the Stormsword in his hand. Under the guidance of his big brother, Vincent, he practiced one step at a time.
Ha!
Ha!
After letting out a breath, Watson took a step forward with his right leg, raised the great sword, and hacked it down. Then, he withdrew his leg and continued to repeat this action. His strength was at least 2,000 catties, so it was naturally easy for him to swing a sword that weighed about a few dozen catties. However, it was inevitable that his arm would be sore after swinging it tens of thousands of times.
Vincent stood at the side and held a small wooden stick in his hand. As long as Watson’s movements were not up to the standard, Watson would be hit on the back.
Vincent was pleased to see his eighth sibling training so diligently. It was not just because Watson was obviously a mage but took an interest in warrior training. In fact, he was actually quite shocked when Watson came asking for advice, as he had seen Watson use the Phoenix Wings previously and made him assume that Watson was already a Silver-tier powerhouse that transformed his combat aura into wings.
“It’s about time to take a break. How’s your combat aura training going these days? I learned my Fire Lion combat aura from a Silver-tier powerhouse, and with your talent, you should be able to release your combat aura by now.”
After correcting Watson a few times and realizing that Watson’s movements had reached the standard, Vincent nodded in satisfaction.
That eighth sibling of his was truly blessed by the heavens, as Watson learnt everything at lightning speed.
Other people would need at least a few years of hard work to become an Iron-tier warrior by learning combat aura. However, Watson had done it in just a few days. Vincent’s heart was filled with joy, but at the same time, he was also a little envious. If he could have such a good fire-type combat aura talent like Watson, he would have long become a Silver-tier warrior.
Although any warrior could practice combat aura, it was also important to choose a combat aura that was suitable for him. For example, Watson’s physique leaned towards water, so he would be able to practice water-type combat aura with half the effort, while learning other combat aura would take a lot of time and effort. However, traces of the phoenix’s bloodline in Watson’s body meant that he could learn fire-type combat aura quickly as well.
Hearing his big brother’s words, Watson stabbed the Stormsword in his hand into the ground. He raised his hand to wipe his sweat and then stretched it out. In his hand, a fiery red cyclone appeared. It was very similar to the fire-type magic fireball spell, but there was a stark difference.
This fiery red cyclone condensed and did not release. It gradually covered his forearm and spread to half of his body, forming an illusory armor.
“The strength of your combat aura is already at the peak of the Iron-tier. I reckon that after a few more months of training, you’ll be able to reach Bronze-tier.”
When Vincent spoke, his face was filled with envy.
Comparisons between individuals ought not to have been made. He had spent more than ten years just to reach Bronze-tier, and had only advanced recently after eating the eggs of the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken. Watson was only ten years old, but he was already catching up to him.
“You’re learning fast, Watson, but there’s one more thing to note! Combat aura is like weapons and armor. It’s every warrior’s most precious asset. You can’t release it all at once like casting magic. Let me show you.”
Vincent picked up the Stormsword that Watson had just put down. He raised his arms and swung them toward a two-meter-wide boulder in the distance. “Ha!”.
Crack!
The rock that was a few meters away from Vincent was split into two by a fiery red sword aura. During this time, a red light flashed across Vincent’s body, but it did not cover half of his body like Watson’s combat aura.
“Continuously compress your combat aura into one point. Not only will it be more powerful, but it won’t waste your strength either. This is called ‘reaching the limit of one point, reaching the peak of perfection’! As long as you keep this in mind, you will definitely go further than me in the future. I have nothing more to teach you.”
Vincent put down his Stormsword and reached into his pocket. He took out a picture book and handed it to Watson. “This is a training method for ‘water elemental combat aura’. I’ll give it to you as a gift for completion of your apprenticeship.”
Very few warriors could train two types of combat aura at the same time. Most people who could train multiple types of combat aura were geniuses, and it was abundantly clear that Watson was such a person.
“Thank you, Big Brother.”
Watson took the picture book and noticed that his big brother had a few scars on his hands. His clothes and pants were also worn. “Big Brother, are you injured?”
“It’s nothing. You should take a look at this combat aura training book first! This book is Silver-tier. The highest it could do is allow a person to become a Silver-tier warrior. I’ve examined it carefully, and it should be suitable for you.”
Vincent retracted his hand, pretending not to care.
Watson’s nose twitched, and he felt a little sour. Vincent had not been at home these past few days, but had gone to the Misty Forest. He did not know what Vincent went there for, but now it seemed that he went there just to get that combat aura book.
Vincent only knew fire-type combat aura, and this combat aura book was obviously exchanged with someone else. Although there were often some bold adventurers in the Misty Forest who went to hunt magical beasts, it was not easy to find a person who had learned water-type combat aura, and even if he found the person, it would be difficult for them to willingly exchange it.
In addition, a few days ago, Vincent did not eat the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken eggs on the dining table. Instead, he carefully wrapped them up. It was therefore easy for Watson to figure out what his big brother had done for him.
When he thought of his big brother bringing more than ten reluctant eggs and wandering around the misty forest, looking for an adventurer to exchange for a combat aura book, he could not help but wipe his eyes.
Seeing that Watson was about to cry, Vincent waved his hand awkwardly. “Don’t be like this, Watson. You’re making me feel embarrassed.”
Watson had given him the first set of armor and weapons that he had forged. Even if it was easy to do so, Vincent was still grateful. All he did for his eighth sibling could be considered a reward.
“I understand, Big Brother. Don’t worry. I won’t let you down.”
Watson was a man of two lifetimes, and he was not going to be pretentious. He knew that learning the combat aura in that book would be the greatest reward for his big brother. He immediately opened the book called ‘Water Dragon Combat Aura’ in his hand and read it seriously.
Vincent nodded in secret after seeing Watson’s serious look.
It was common knowledge that fire and water were incompatible. Very few people could practice those two types of combat aura at the same time, but it was also very powerful. There was a famous Platinum-tier general in the Holy Dragon Kingdom who was exactly like that. He had a flame in one hand and a wave in the other. The two types of combat aura could blow up a huge mountain if they collided.
Perhaps Watson was capable of reaching such heights in the future. After thinking of what the future held and looking at the young eighth sibling, Vincent suddenly felt a sense of anticipation in his heart.
“Big Brother, look, I have condensed a trace of water-type combat aura.”
At this moment, Vincent heard Watson’s voice. He lowered his head and saw a trace of blue combat aura appearing on Watson’s left finger. It was very weak, but he immediately nodded. “Well done. Although combat aura training is always the same, to be able to condense water-type combat aura so quickly proves that your talent in this area is higher than training fire-type combat aura.”
After hesitating for a moment, Vincent thought of warning Vincent a few more words to remind him not to be hasty in his training. He saw Watson hesitate for a moment before raising his other hand. A wisp of fiery-red combat aura appeared in his hand.
Following that, Watson clapped his hands together. The two completely different combat auras of fire and water disappeared and were replaced by an even brighter combat aura that pierced Vincent’s eyes. It surrounded Watson’s body and formed a solid golden armor.
“Big Brother, it turns out that when water and fire merge together, they can turn into light. I’ve learned light-type combat aura.”
The corner of Vincent’s mouth twitched.
“By the way, I’ve also advanced to Bronze-tier warrior.”
Vincent took a deep breath, picked up the Stormsword, and turned around to leave without looking back. He had almost forgotten that his little brother was a monster. Just a moment ago, he had delusionally thought of watching Watson grow step by step and become strong. What a foolish thought.
A genius could inspire one to teach, but a monster could only cause one to fear.
“Big Brother, where are you going? Wait for me. Help me take a look at this combat aura. Is it being trained correctly?”
A voice came from behind, but Vincent walked faster.
Chapter 29: Merchant’s Arrival and Expansion
[Light-type combat aura]
[Effects: emits a strong light, sealing off the vision of masters of the same level. It has a suppressive effect on combat aura other than dark-type combat aura. During the day, the strength of combat aura increases tenfold. The light emitted can produce photosynthesis, increasing the growth speed of crops by 50%]
[Additional effects: disassemble (can be disassembled into water and fire-type combat aura), weapon of light (the light can be changed into any shape of weapon)]
Watson stared at the golden armor on his body and a row of small glowing words appeared in his eyes.
After grasping the water and fire battle aura, he wondered if the two types of battle aura could be fused together. After trying it out, he discovered that it was indeed the case.
“As expected of the light element, which is one of the strongest of all elements. If one’s battle prowess increases tenfold during the day, doesn’t that mean that a light-element Bronze-tier warrior can barely contend against an ordinary Silver-tier warrior?”
After a sigh, Watson activated all of his combat aura, and a sound akin to that of a great river immediately sounded out from within his body.
A piercing light seeped out from his pores, causing Watson’s brown hair to turn golden yellow. His eyebrows and pupils were dyed golden as well. On his body, the originally thick and heavy combat aura armor expanded once more, and the light twisted and entwined, an illusory sun disk formed behind his back.
The sun disk and the sun in the sky reflected each other, attracting the light from the sky. In the Azure Sky, it was as if there was a god holding a huge searchlight, shining on him.
The rich light was stronger than the flames, and gentler than the water. In the courtyard, the grass beside Watson swayed, lowering their heads to him as if they were bowing to the sun. Faint feelings of joy and encouragement could be felt.
“With the light attribute combat aura, I can walk around the fields every day. Perhaps the crops will grow better than I imagined.” Watson rubbed his chin after dispersing the light on his body.
If warrior cultivators heard his words right then, they would not know whether to laugh or cry. The proportion of people with light-attribute or dark-attribute talents was one in 100,000. Such a proud son of heaven would either become an official or a noble in the kingdom and spread his influence, or he would occupy the land and become a king and a local tyrant.
The only person who had such a good cultivation talent and a farmer-like mind was probably Watson.
After thinking for a while, Watson decided to go to the farmland to take a look later. His gaze fell on the two huge rocks that had been cut off by his big brother not far away, and he raised his hand to make a chopping gesture.
There was no sword in his hand. The light in the air twisted into a thin light sword. The light flashed and disappeared, and the two rocks immediately turned into four pieces.
Nodding his head in satisfaction, Watson made a judgment. In terms of combat aura, his strength was no weaker than his big brother, Vincent. In fact, it might even be much stronger.
“What a pity. If Big Brother hadn’t left and taught me some battle skills, I could have become even stronger.”
Watson expressed regret after the fusion into light-type combat aura scared his big brother away.
…
“Hurry up and transport this wooden board to the chicken farm and build a fence!”
“Use the white jade stone board over there to strengthen the house later! Pay more attention, and your salary will be doubled.”
Edward stood outside the chicken farm and proudly commanded a few farmers to unload the wooden boards and neat bricks from more than ten carts.
In addition, there were more than ten burly men who looked like guards who helped to carry the wooden boards. When they heard Edward’s nouveau riche speech, everyone’s eyes lit up and they worked even harder.
In the past few days, Vincent had been busy going to the misty forest to exchange for the cultivation technique for Watson. Edward had not been idle either. He had been a baron for many years and had been a member of the great nobles of the Holy Dragon Kingdom. Over the years, he had also known many people, including great merchants.
Two days ago, he had sent Zeke and Zenoah to Monte Town. Two merchants whom he knew were invited to sell the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken eggs at home. Over the past few days, the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken had laid thousands of eggs, piling them up like a small mountain.
When the two merchants who had rushed over saw this scene, they immediately knelt down on the spot.
During this period of time, a minor incident happened as well. Some of the attendants brought by the two merchants were jealous of the eggs in the chicken farm, and intended to take two of the eggs while Edward was signing a contract with their master. In the end, they were discovered by Golden Flash, who was patrolling the chicken farm. With a roar, the Bronze-tier warrior was so frightened that he wet his pants.
“In this dilapidated house, there are not only Pentacolor Fragrant Chickens, but also Gold-tier magical beasts!”
If Pentacolor Fragrant Chickens made people jealous, Gold-tier magical beasts dispelled all that feeling. When news spread, not only did the merchants who knew Edward scrap any malicious plans, no one else would probably dare to cook up any schemes if the news spread to Monte Town.
A Gold-tier magical beast required several professionals of the same level to defeat it. A great noble who could afford to raise a Gold-tier warrior would not be interested in a few Pentacolor Fragrant Chickens, while those who did not have the ability could only look on with envy.
At that moment, two fat middle-aged men dressed in luxurious clothes were beside Edward, other than the farmers and guards.
“The guard who previously tried to steal has been fired by our Lucky Business Group! Don’t worry, Edward. Lucky Business Group is the most honest group there is. We won’t allow anything to happen.” The chubbier of the two middle-aged men had a flattering look on his face.
The slightly less fatter middle-aged man then said, “Our Travelling Wind Business Group is the same! I never expected you to become this capable after not seeing you for a few years, Edward. Your eggs can be sold for five thousand gold coins in one go. Don’t forget me if something like this happens again in the future! I knew this day would come when you left the Saint Laurent family and started your own business.”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing,” Edward replied humbly. He seemed to be very satisfied. The thousands of gold coins he earned from selling eggs were all locked in a heavy wooden box and piled up in half of the bedroom. He had to fondle the gold with his hands every night before he could fall asleep.
After becoming rich, not only did he straighten his back, but he also became tough when he spoke.
“The two of you should come once in the next half a month. We’re old friends. I’ll give you a discounted price for my eggs—ninety-nine silver coins per egg! On the way back, I’ll give each of you another ten gold coins as payment for your hard work.”
“I’ll thank you on behalf of my men, Edward.”
The two merchants from Monte Town hurriedly thanked him, and the fatter one asked, “There is one more thing. I heard that the eighth child in your family is both a Silver-tier warrior and a mage at the age of ten. He’s the one who created the Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken and the gold-tier magical beast. I wonder where he is. Can we meet him?”
The merchants were well-informed. They already knew that Edward’s rise was related to his own child. A ten-year-old silver-tier professional was bound to have limitless achievements in the future. They wanted to cling onto such a future opportunity.
“That child is either fiddling around in his room these few days, or training his combat aura with Vincent. He should be in the courtyard at the entrance to the home right now. I’ll bring you there. You might not know this, but Watson’s strength has improved so quickly. He can’t do without my guidance. Sigh, having a genius at home is also a troublesome matter. Who knows, it might not be long before he can surpass me.”
Seeing that these two old friends placed so much importance on Watson, Edward was very pleased. He subconsciously bragged.
Hearing his words, the two merchants rolled their eyes at the same time. ‘Surpassing you? Are you even worthy?’
When Edward was at his strongest, he was only a Gold-tier warrior. He had advanced during his adult years and it was ridiculous to compare him to Watson.
While cursing in their hearts, the two merchants still flattered him with the words “Yes, yes, yes, you’re right” and “Like father, like son”. They followed behind Edward and left the chicken farm, arriving at Watson’s courtyard. Before they could enter, an intense light flashed in front of them, causing them to feel a sharp pain in their eyes. They could barely open their eyes and subconsciously cried out in surprise.
“What happened?”
Chapter 30: The Two Great Merchants’ Invitation
After Watson had fused the light-type combat aura, he continued to experiment and discovered that the light-type combat aura could not only become a sharp sword that could cut through everything, it could also become a long spear or a huge shield.
When it became a weapon, the blazing light would pierce through everything. Anything that was cut by it, be it wood or stone, would have a very smooth fracture.
Turning into a defensive tool, the light was like indestructible steel, capable of withstanding all attacks.
“The blade condensed from light-attribute combat aura is comparable to lasers in my previous life. An ordinary person would not be able to withstand it at all! Moreover, this kind of blade can be used to cut objects. It’s most suitable for chopping wood or grinding off the uneven edges of tables, chairs, and benches.”
Watson was a little excited as he thought about it. To him, training to become stronger was not the goal and enjoying the process was paramount.
With his current strength, if he used his full strength, his light-attribute combat aura could be maintained for a few hours, which was enough for him to do a lot of things. Not only did Watson was in awe over the warrior class having the largest number of cultivators in this world. It did not matter whether they were strong or not,at the very least, they must be able to last long.
Just as he was about to continue his experiment, a surprised cry came from outside and interrupted him.
“What happened?”
Two fat men, one on the left and one on the right, followed Edward into the courtyard. They rubbed their eyes in pain, and tears flowed out of the corners of their eyes. Edward was not any better, and he also covered his eyes with his hands, “Watson, What are you doing? What is so eye-piercing?”
“Father, I am training my combat aura.”
Watson scratched his head and let the light attribute combat aura in his hand disperse.
Training his combat aura?
Edward was a strong warrior in the past after all. At this moment, he had already returned to his senses and blinked his tearful eyes. “What combat aura is so bright? Could it be…”
“That’s right, it’s light-attribute combat aura.”
“Light-attribute combat aura!”
The two merchants also opened their eyes and sized Watson up.
He had brown hair and a curly hair on the top of his head. His fair little face was tender and his handsome face was in full display. His azure blue eyes were as deep as the ocean, and there was not a hint of the naivety that a youth should have.
The boy was not very tall and stood at only about 1.4 meters, but he was very strong. Smooth muscle lines could be seen on his exposed forearms. He was wearing a small black shirt and shorts that glowed weakly with light. From the perspective of the two merchants who had traveled north and south for many years, those did not look like ordinary clothes.
“Edward, this is your family’s eighth child? God bless him. What an amazing child.”
The relatively fat middle-aged man walked in front of Watson. His right hand touched his left shoulder and he took a step back before bending his knees and bowing. “I am the leader of the Lucky Business Group, Carter. I am deeply honored to meet the youngest Silver-tier warrior in the history of the kingdom! Thanks to you, I also obtained a large number of Pentacolor Fragrant Chicken eggs.”
“The youngest Silver-tier warrior in the history of the Kingdom?” Watson was a little stunned.
“That’s right. As far as I know, in the hundreds of years of history of the kingdom, the most talented person was only able to become a Silver-tier warrior at the age of twelve. That person has now become the Holy Dragon Kingdom’s sword saint, and is also the only Diamond-tier powerhouse. I feel that your future achievements will not be inferior to that of Lord Sword Saint.”
Carter was very polite to Watson, unlike when he was facing Edward.
He initially was doubtful when he heard that Watson had become a Silver-tier warrior at the age of ten, but after seeing the light-attribute combat aura that Watson had mastered, it proved to be so dazzling that his eyes became blurry. At that moment, his doubts instantly dissipated.
“I’m Reynolds from the Travelling Wind Business Group. Watson, I’ve also wanted to meet you for a very long time.”
After Carter, another merchant squeezed over. His eyes were shining as he stared at Watson, as though he was sizing up a treasure trove.
Compared to the prosperous regions of the kingdom, the border was like the countryside. The people living there were a bunch of uncultured farmers. Even if they heard that Watson had become a Silver-tier warrior at such a young age, they would at most be surprised, but they did not understand the concept of a ten-year-old silver-tier warrior at all.
If the news of Watson becoming a Silver-tier warrior at the age of ten was spread, he would definitely be fought over by the great nobles. If it was spread to the King, he might even be given a title like ‘The child prodigy that only appears once a century’.
Originally, Carter and Reynolds had already broken off contact with Edward a long time ago. The reason they had come this time was because they had heard about Watson’s deeds.
Carter continued, “Watson, are you interested in going to Monte Town? The professionals’ union in Monte Town. They can measure your exact strength and use it as a basis to issue your professional token. Only when you receive the token will you be a true professional! As long as you agree, the expenses for this journey will be covered by the Lucky Business Group.”
The professionals of the Holy Dragon Kingdom had strict requirements. Only those who went to the professionals’ union to take the test and passed the challenge were qualified to become official cultivators. The token that Carter mentioned was a small token that was issued after passing the test. Those who passed the Iron-tier examination would be issued an Iron token. Those who passed the Bronze-tier examination would be given a Bronze token. Those who did not have a token, regardless of whether they called themselves Silver- or Gold-tier warriors, were all treated as self-professed.
Watson’s situation was exactly like that. Although everyone said that he had Silver-tier strength, it did not count if he did not pass the union’s assessment. If he took eight to ten years to pass the assessment, his title of prodigy would be gone.
“Carter, do you think Watson would care about your little bit of travel money?” Reynolds glanced at him, thinking to himself that the guy was cunning enough to say what he wanted to say in advance.
Turning his head, Reynolds looked at Watson sincerely, “Watson, you’d be better off follow our Travelling Wind Business Group! I’m very familiar with the dean of Monte Town’s the Knight Academy. I can recommend you to study there. If your results are excellent, you’ll have a chance to leave the border and go to the Holy Dragon Kingdom’s Royal Academy to study. That would be a great honor.”
Watson looked at the two fatties in front of him and found that each of their looks was fiercer than the other, desperate to swallow him down. He took two steps back and said, “Sorry, I don’t have any intention of studying. I think the border is pretty good! I want to build a large-scale breeding farm here and grow wheat. There are still many things I haven’t done.”
“Raising magical beasts and farming land. At most, you’ll be a farmer. How can you compare to going to school and possibly becoming a noble in the future?”
The two merchants sighed. How could they have known that Watson had transmigrated from another world? In his previous life, he had studied for twenty years. How miserable would it be to repeat that again in his new life? All he wanted was to start a side business and earn money to enjoy himself.
“The Royal Academy? What’s so good about that place? It’s enough that I teach Watson. Isn’t that right, my child?” Edward interrupted at this time.
“Shut up! The gods are really unfair. How could they let you give birth to such a talented child?”
“If this child is left in your hands, he’ll be destroyed sooner or later.”
The two merchants beat their chests and stomped their feet. They had just been wondering why Watson did not seize such a good opportunity and realized it was probably the father’s fault. After so many years of not seeing each other, Edward was still the same sloppy man who deserved…a beating.
The mere fact that Edward dared to compare himself with the Royal Academy was a show of how shameless he was.
Just as Carter and Reynolds could not take it anymore and wanted to persuade Watson again, a loud sound suddenly came from outside.
Bang!
Following that, a guard hurriedly ran in. With a pale face, he pointed outside. “Leader, Baron Edward, something terrible happened. When we were carrying the stone slabs, someone accidentally slipped and broke two pieces of the stone slabs.”
“Idiots, is this how you work?” Reynolds no longer bothered with Watson. He widened his bell-sized eyes, and his face darkened.
These stone slabs were all high-quality white jade stone slabs. Edward had asked them to build the wall, and the quantity of slabs that they brought over was just right. Each of them was worth ten gold coins. How were they supposed to start work if they were missing two pieces? Are they supposed to go through all that trouble to return to Monte Town and move them again?
Carter was also very angry. The guard was his subordinate who had always been careless, and it was a really big mistake that he made there. Had it not been for the fact that Carter was in front of some outsiders, he would have already laid a hand on the subordinate.
“Uncles, don’t be anxious. What exactly is going on? Let’s go out and take a look first.”
Watson stopped the two merchants who were about to get angry and turned to walk out. In his heart however, he thought, ‘Isn’t it just two stones? What’s the big deal?’